Gone to Heaven: Agnes Beaumont and the Nonconformist Tradition in Stuart England

A report submitted by Alana Scott to the Research and Creative Productions Committee in January of 2002 on the religious persecution experienced by Agnes Beaumont in her hometown of Edworth, Bedfordshire during the 1670s

Short and long distance translocations: Movement and survival in eastern box turtles (_Terrapene carolina carolina_)

*Background/Question/Methods*

Human development represents a serious threat to wildlife populations through continued habitat loss and incidental mortality from construction activities. Resource managers responsible for protecting species with legal status or high public profile are faced with difficult decisions on how to best manage populations located in construction zones. One approach to mitigate mortalities is to relocate individuals. The effectiveness of translocation for reptiles and amphibians has been questioned, with studies often reporting higher mortality and increased movements of translocated individuals. Translocations of reptiles and amphibians have primarily involved moving animals long distances, well beyond an individual’s home range. For reptiles this means finding new nesting, foraging, and overwintering sites, which may be problematic. Moving individuals only short distances, within their home range, may reduce those problems. As part of the mitigation plan for a highway construction project in central Maryland, groups of eastern box turtles (Terrapene carolina carolina) were translocated both short distances (<0.5km), and long distances (~5km). To investigate differences in survival and movement patterns among long distance translocation, short distance translocation, and non-translocation groups, I tracked 94 turtles (31 long distance translocation, 29 short distance translocation, and 34 non-translocation) using radio telemetry. 

*Results/Conclusions*

Eleven animals died during the first activity season after translocation (April through November 2008). The mortalities included two long distance translocation, six short distance translocation, and three non-translocation animals. The causes of mortality included road kill, construction activity, and unknown (1, 4, and 6 mortalities respectively). All construction related mortalities were a result inadequate exclusion fencing to keep turtles from trespassing back onto the construction site. All mortalities due to construction were either non-translocation or short distance translocation animals. Eleven other individuals were located at least once within the construction zone, suggesting that without our intervention mortality rates would have been much higher. Preliminary results for movement show that turtles in the non-translocation group had the lowest average movements while long distance translocation animals had the greatest average movements. Long distance translocation turtles also chose overwintering sites farther away from their initial overwintering sites than either short distance translocation or non-translocation turtles (average distance from original site of 261.8m, 155.6m, and 124.3m respectively). This suggests that movement patterns of short distance translocation turtles are more like native turtles.
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A Study of the Procedures and Policies Used by Kansas Banks in Establishing Lines of Credit

The major purpose of this study was to analyze the status of extension of lines of credit by Kansas banks. The examination involved a study of the extent to which banks granted lines of credit, how loan policies and practices differed among banks surveyed, methods by which the smaller banks might adopt the policies of larger banks in granting lines of credit. Methods and Procedures Employed: A questionnaire was prepared to obtain information on the practices of banks in granting lines of credit. The questionnaire was sent to 300 banks selected at random from those in operation in Kansas as of June 24, 1963. There were 136 questionnaires returned, as requested, and the information for this study was obtained from the information provided. Summary and Findings: A high percentage of the banks investigated were granting lines of credit. Lines were granted primarily at the initiative of the banks and were utilized only to a limited extent as a means of increasing loan activities. The number of lines granted was generally small and represented a limited portion of the loan activities of the banks. Approximately one third of the banks had established a department to handle this type of loan. A large number of the banks established a definite repayment schedule. The most common repayment period was on a monthly basis. Some of the banks specialized in extending credit to certain types of operations. Farming and manufacturing were most commonly mentioned. A portion of the banks required line of credit borrowers to maintain compensatory balances and based requirements to varying degrees on the type of business, the size of the business, and the security provided. Some of the banks related requirements to the use of the line of credit. The most commonly mentioned factor limiting the extension of lines of credit was lack of demand. The legal limit was the most frequently mentioned factor in setting upper limits on lines of credit

Developing cross disciplinary skills through an undergraduate research project

Undergraduate students can benefit from a research experience with a faculty mentor. Students perceived the research project and faculty mentorship as more beneficial than directed coursework. Mentoring is key to enhancing undergraduate research experiences, but the impact on time should be considered. Linkages between coursework and application should also be considered.student mentor, undergraduate research, Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession, Q1,

ParameciumDB: a community resource that integrates the Paramecium tetraurelia genome sequence with genetic data

ParameciumDB () is a new model organism database associated with the genome sequencing project of the unicellular eukaryote Paramecium tetraurelia. Built with the core components of the Generic Model Organism Database (GMOD) project, ParameciumDB currently contains the genome sequence and annotations, linked to available genetic data including the Gif Paramecium stock collection. It is thus possible to navigate between sequences and stocks via the genes and alleles. Phenotypes, of mutant strains and of knockdowns obtained by RNA interference, are captured using controlled vocabularies according to the Entity-Attribute-Value model. ParameciumDB currently supports browsing of phenotypes, alleles and stocks as well as querying of sequence features (genes, UniProt matches, InterPro domains, Gene Ontology terms) and of genetic data (phenotypes, stocks, RNA interference experiments). Forms allow submission of RNA interference data and some bioinformatics services are available. Future ParameciumDB development plans include coordination of human curation of the near 40 000 gene models by members of the research community

Method for the Manufacturing of a Composite

Described herein are composites that are relatively lightweight, high strength and low thermal conductivity. Also described herein are methods for the manufacture and use thereof

Crisis and recovery: historical perspectives on the Coalition’s economic policies

The current economic crisis, originating in the international financial crash of 2007-8, bears comparison with those of the 1890s and the 1930s. The UK Coalition Government's economic strategy, centring on public spending cuts amounting to £81 billion and tax rises amounting to £29 billion by 2014-15, is designed to boost investor confidence and create space for a rise in domestic investment by the private sector, leading to growth in manufacturing and exports. We can test the likelihood of a positive outcome from this strategy by comparing the current crisis with those of the 1890s and 1930s, since both share its global dimensions. Recovery in the UK during the 1890s and 1930s was led by activity in the domestic rather than the international economy. Although the international economic climate today is more benign than it was in the 1890s or 1930s, its buoyancy could be threatened by currency wars, spreading protectionism and the choking of the fiscal stimulus in the USA. The Coalition's strategy has parallels with the one adopted by the Lloyd George Coalition in the early 1920s. Given the uncertain international outlook and the fragile state of the British economy, the implementation of 1920s-style cuts in a context of 1890s and 1930s-style crises threatens to lead to historically low rates of growth for many years

Combo Travel - Active and motorised modes working better together

This paper considers the concept of Combo Travel: human-powered mobility in combination with a motorised mode as an enabler of healthier lifestyles and lower carbon journeys.Most journeys by motorised modes ( bus, train, tube, car, van etc.) also involve some element of human-powered mobility at either end – from a few steps to the front door from a parked car, to a cycle ride to the train station. Combo Travel goes further by explicitly seeking to optimise for and increase the active aspect of everyday journeys and commutes. Combo Travel is distinct from the popularised concept of Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS). Combo Travel is specifically focused on encouraging and enabling active travel; whereas MaaS is largely focused upon selling access to (motorised) mobility. Combo Travel (independently or as part of an evolution of MaaS) could be a significant ingredient to future transport because of the multiple policy priorities that it could help to address. In this sense it might be considered a ‘super-policy’: supporting public health, supporting motorised transport services, supporting transport decarbonisation and promoting economic prosperity.As an under-explored and under-developed phenomenon, Combo Travel would seem deserving of further attention. This paper provides an examination of literature to understand the state of the art in conceptual and empirical terms as it relates to active travel undertaken in combination with motorised travel. It then adds further insights from stakeholder engagement to explore views concerning Combo Travel and highlight opportunities for future innovation.It is intended that this paper provides a resource that can help direct greater attention to Combo Travel and inform and inspire an appetite to better understand and progress it as a contributor to future transport. In so doing, the importance of traveller perspective comes to the fore. Any approaches to research and innovation should recognise and address the diverse makeup of the travelling public, seeking to understand their lived experiences that determine the context into which Combo Travel is, or could be, introduced